Boutique Medical Wire Production From Melt to Fine Wire

The ability to quickly generate physical material data for a new concepts is critical to medical device research and development. Here, a new NiTi ternary alloy was designed and the process conceived for medical device applications. Small scale laboratory melting combined with innovative low-energy processing allowed manufacture from a small <500 gram ingot to 100 µm fine wire form within 12 weeks. Physical wire property data including electron microscopy, tensile strength, and corrosion resistance are presented for the new material.